Daylight Saving Time or SUMMER TIME end today

EU - European Union - Clock Changes

This applies to most states in Europe even those not in the European Economic Union (EU).

NB In the United Kingdom Summer Time is referred to as British Summer Time (BST).

Summer Time Rule

Start: Last Sunday in March

End: Last Sunday in October

Time: 1.00 am (01:00) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Since 1996 all clocks in Europe have changed on same date.

Year - DST Begins - DST Ends

---------1 am GMT -1 am GMT

1999--- March 28---October 31
2000--- March 26---October 29
2001--- March 25---October 28
2002--- March 31---October 27
2003--- March 30---October 26
2004--- March 28---October 31
2005--- March 27---October 30
2006--- March 26---October 29
2007--- March 25---October 28
2008--- March 30---October 26
2009--- March 29---October 25
2010--- March 28---October 31
2011--- March 27---October 30

Source EU: EU Summer time arrangements

Europe - Standard Time Zones

Most European countries follow EU directives for time-keeping.

There are three different time zones across the EU:

Western Europe Time (Standard Time = GMT)

United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal

Central Europe Time (Standard Time = GMT+1)

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden
Non-EU: Norway, Switzerland

Eastern Europe Time (Standard Time = GMT + 2)

Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania
EU members from 2007 (tbc): Bulgaria, Romania
Non-EU: Belarus, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine

Reference

Source: European Union

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on summer-time arrangements(Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements)